We often need to visit the bank for financial reasons. In this article, you will learn words related to Bank in French. Do you know any of these words? Use them in your French conversations.
1. Compte bancaire
Meaning: an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank keeps a record of it
English: Bank Account
Example: Elle a ouvert plusieurs comptes bancaires dans différentes banques. (She has opened several bank accounts in different banks.)
2. Solde bancaire
Meaning: the amount of money in a bank account
English: Bank balance
Example: Son solde bancaire était inférieur à la limite requise.. (Her bank balance was lower than the needed limit.)
3. Compte de épargne
Meaning: an account in a bank or similar financial organization that earns interest
English: Savings account
Example: Il était heureux de trouver un peu d’argent sur le compte d’épargne.
(He was happy to find some money left in the savings account.)
4. Virement bancaire
Meaning:the sending of money from one bank account to another, usually electronically
English: Bank transfer
Example: Est-ce que je peux payer les frais par virement bancaire? (Is it okay if I pay the fees by bank transfer?)
5. Chèque
Meaning: a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account
English: a cheque
Example: Mes parents m’ont donné un chèque en blanc lorsque j’ai sauvé un enfant de la noyade. (My parents gave me a blank cheque when I saved a kid from drowning.)
6. Chèquier
Meaning :a book of cheques with your name printed on them that is given to you by your bank to make payments with
English: Cheque book
Example: Il ne reste aucun chèque dans ce chéquier. (There aren’t any cheques left in this cheque book.)
7. la monnaie
Meaning: the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time
English: currency
Example: J’ai besoin d’échanger la monnaie avant de voyager à l’étranger. (I need to exchange the currency before I travel abroad.)
8. Prêt
Meaning: an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing
English: loan
Example: Elle a contracté un prêt étudiant pour terminer sa maîtrise. (She took a student loan to complete her masters.)
9. Découverte
Meaning : the amount of money by which a bank account is overdrawn
English: overdraft
Example: De nombreux étudiants ont une facilité de découverte gratuite. (Many students have a free overdraft facility.)
10. Intérêts
Meaning: money charged by a bank when it lends money or paid to you when you save money
English: interest
Example: Il existe différents taux d’intérêt pour différents services à la banque.(There are different interest rates for different services at the bank.)
11. Taux
Meaning :the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something)
English: Rate
Example: Le taux d’intérêt est le plus élevé sur les comptes d’épargne de cette banque. (The rate of interest is the highest on savings accounts in this bank.)
12. un dépôt
Meaning: an amount of money that is put in a bank account
English: deposit
Example: Elle venait de faire un dépôt à la banque et est partie lorsqu’un voleur l’a suivie. (She had just made a deposit in the bank and left when a robber followed her.)
13. un retrait
Meaning: the act of withdrawing money
English: withdrawal
Example:Elle a fait quelques retraits pour le mariage de son fils. (She made some withdrawals for the wedding of her son.)
14. une dette
Meaning: an amount you owe
English: debt
Example: Après avoir perdu son emploi, il s’est endetté. (After he lost his job, he got into debt.)
I hope you enjoyed learning about different words of the bank in French. The next time you visit a bank in France, be sure to use these words. For more such French vocabulary, keep reading our blog. You can easily learn French online with us. Stay tuned for more interesting blogs.
